Jim Dyck
[edit] Biography
Jim Dyck (James Robert Dyck) was born on February 3, 1922 in Omaha, Nebraska. He made his Major League debut on September 27, 1951 for the St. Louis Browns. In 1952, his rookie year, he hit .269 with 15 home runs and 64 RBI. Dyck played for the St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that Jim Dyck's best season was 1952, when he slugged 15 home runs and knocked in 64 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1951
| STL
| A
| 4
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .067
| .125
| .067
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| 122
| 402
| 60
| 108
| 15
| 64
| .269
| .354
| .450
| 22
| 3
| 50
| 68
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| 112
| 334
| 38
| 71
| 9
| 27
| .213
| .299
| .344
| 15
| 1
| 38
| 40
| 3
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 15
|
| 1954
| CLE
| A
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| 61
| 197
| 32
| 55
| 2
| 22
| .279
| .372
| .386
| 13
| 1
| 28
| 21
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 7
|
| 1956
| CIN
| N
| 18
| 11
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .286
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1956
| BAL
| A
| 11
| 23
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .217
| .455
| .304
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| Total
|
| 29
| 34
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .176
| .404
| .235
| 2
| 0
| 13
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 18
| 11
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .286
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 312
| 972
| 134
| 241
| 26
| 114
| .248
| .340
| .392
| 52
| 5
| 128
| 135
| 7
| 12
| 4
| 1
| 26
|
| Total
|
|
| 330
| 983
| 139
| 242
| 26
| 114
| .246
| .339
| .389
| 52
| 5
| 131
| 140
| 7
| 13
| 4
| 1
| 27
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1951
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| OF
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 118
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 79
| 152
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| OF
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 100
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 62
| 101
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 86
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 33
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| 1956
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 147
| 0
| 0
| 166
| 293
| 26
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 157
| 0
| 0
| 314
| 13
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1941).
- Selected by St. Louis Browns from New York Yankees in the minor league draft (December 5, 1949).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Bob Kennedy (April 17, 1954).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to Baltimore Orioles (July 16, 1955).
- Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Cincinnati Reds (May 11, 1956).
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